ABSOLUTELY! Here in Ohio. Businesses curtailing hours or shutting altogether because there are no workers to be had. Almost every business you see has Now Hiring signs up. There are definitely people that need the extra unemployment, but not everyone. This will lead to inflation. Going to have to pay the workers more just to get them out of their houses.
Mike, for the folks I know in the situation you drew the son wouldn’t acknowledge that his father was talking. For the businesses I’m in, provide for, and purchase from – the experience is those who are willing to pay for workers get them and those who aren’t don’t. Its almost as if the free market is doing what its supposed to.
Maybe you are only offering to pay them the least you can get away with while treating them like subhumans. In many places you can’t live on minimum wage.
Actually, if I remember correctly, unemployment benefits stop if the recipient refuses a job. So, if businesses are hiring, workers must then go to work.
Not to mention that this is keeping the consumer economy alive this whole time.
The thing about short-term planning/thinking is that the folks who get their heads up out of their … basket-o-lies and look around can get a real advantage over the ones who don’t. Which is no different than it ever was. Here’s the bottom line, imo:
If you can’t get workers at the pay rate you’re offering, you just have to offer more! (doh) — Oh, and, if you can’t make a living paying a living wage, you’re not running a business, you’re running a charity (for yourself).
I see Mike has his facts twisted again to create a false narrative, no surprise there. It’s not that people are being offered more to stay home, it’s that businesses aren’t offering enough for them to live on.
And if that were really the case, does it not say there is something wrong with the wages the businesses wish to pay? Social welfare is worked out on the bare minimum needed to merely survive, whilst starvation wages are based on profit and greed.
The son is obviously making more for the family not working than they would if the son helped in the family business. Seems the business must not be profitable and therefore not paying any income taxes.
Are all political cartoons supposed to be funny? This is less funny, and more alarming. Are all political cartoons supposed to just be thought provoking? This is a little funnier than just thought provoking.
“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” -Margaret Thatcher
How about businesses paying their workers a living wage so they wouldn’t make more from unemployment than working for them? Or instituting a Universal Basic Income (UBI), so un and under-employed Americans can meet basic expenses and provide for their families? If these people didn’t have to worry about paying the bills and their child care, perhaps they could find a better paying job or go back to school to improve their skills. Just saying.
gbauer about 3 years ago
ABSOLUTELY! Here in Ohio. Businesses curtailing hours or shutting altogether because there are no workers to be had. Almost every business you see has Now Hiring signs up. There are definitely people that need the extra unemployment, but not everyone. This will lead to inflation. Going to have to pay the workers more just to get them out of their houses.
Vidrinath Premium Member about 3 years ago
Mike, for the folks I know in the situation you drew the son wouldn’t acknowledge that his father was talking. For the businesses I’m in, provide for, and purchase from – the experience is those who are willing to pay for workers get them and those who aren’t don’t. Its almost as if the free market is doing what its supposed to.
RAGs about 3 years ago
Maybe you are only offering to pay them the least you can get away with while treating them like subhumans. In many places you can’t live on minimum wage.
VadimUzdensky1 about 3 years ago
Actually, if I remember correctly, unemployment benefits stop if the recipient refuses a job. So, if businesses are hiring, workers must then go to work.
Not to mention that this is keeping the consumer economy alive this whole time.
Concretionist about 3 years ago
The thing about short-term planning/thinking is that the folks who get their heads up out of their … basket-o-lies and look around can get a real advantage over the ones who don’t. Which is no different than it ever was. Here’s the bottom line, imo:
If you can’t get workers at the pay rate you’re offering, you just have to offer more! (doh) — Oh, and, if you can’t make a living paying a living wage, you’re not running a business, you’re running a charity (for yourself).
Patjade about 3 years ago
I see Mike has his facts twisted again to create a false narrative, no surprise there. It’s not that people are being offered more to stay home, it’s that businesses aren’t offering enough for them to live on.
grumpypophobart about 3 years ago
And if that were really the case, does it not say there is something wrong with the wages the businesses wish to pay? Social welfare is worked out on the bare minimum needed to merely survive, whilst starvation wages are based on profit and greed.
Teto85 Premium Member about 3 years ago
Any company that cannot or will not pay a living wage should not be in business in the first place.
Frankfreak about 3 years ago
The son is obviously making more for the family not working than they would if the son helped in the family business. Seems the business must not be profitable and therefore not paying any income taxes.
PuppyPapa about 3 years ago
Some people just won’t understand that the laws of economics are as immutable and ruthless as the laws of gravity.
ferddo about 3 years ago
Maybe he should re-evaluate what he pays his employees, if he needs them so badly…
Deny Crane about 3 years ago
Are all political cartoons supposed to be funny? This is less funny, and more alarming. Are all political cartoons supposed to just be thought provoking? This is a little funnier than just thought provoking.
mlester101 creator about 3 years ago
“I always cheer up immensely if an attack is particularly wounding because I think, well, if they attack one personally, it means they have not a single political argument left.” -Margaret Thatcher
wotclaw about 3 years ago
Here, let me fix that for you:“Our family business can’t find workers because we won’t to pay our employees a living wage”
Northgalus2002 about 3 years ago
How about businesses paying their workers a living wage so they wouldn’t make more from unemployment than working for them? Or instituting a Universal Basic Income (UBI), so un and under-employed Americans can meet basic expenses and provide for their families? If these people didn’t have to worry about paying the bills and their child care, perhaps they could find a better paying job or go back to school to improve their skills. Just saying.